Vocalist AMANDA SOMERVILLE (TRILLIUM, AVANTASIA, HDK) has posted a video teaser for the forthcoming album from AMADEUS AWAD'S EON, The Book Of Gates, also featuring Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X, ADRENALINE MOB. Check the clip out below:

With a new sound and mighty production, Amadeus Awad’s EON entered the studio to record a debut that would shake the very foundations of the metal scene in Lebanon. The band has great songwriting and composition skills under their belt; their music combines the high musicianship of heavy progressive metal and the mellow emotional melodies of the East.

Founding members Elia Monsef (vocals), Amadeus Awad (guitars), and Patrick Stephan (drums) have been playing together for years now and together they shaped what later became The Book Of Gates.

Even though the members are part of Amadeus Awad’s solo project, Amadeus Awad’s EON resembles the first collaboration of these artists together in the process of composition, arrangement, and production, however Amadeus Awad solely Pens the lyrics to the concept album. The band gained great success playing many venues in Lebanon and across the Middle East.

Being a concept Album, The Book Of Gates had space for several guest singers to sing on the EP. Amanda Somerville was the first singer to join the cast performing as the queen in a story taking place in ancient Egypt. Russell Allen later joined the cast and took the role of the Pharaoh. Elia Monsef sings as the necromancer and the band will later unveil who will play the Keeper of the Gates. Amadeus Awad’s solo album previously featured Mark Boals (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, RING OF FIRE, ROYAL HUNT). This marks the widest collaboration with class A singers in metal music to ever take place in the Middle East.

International collaborations weren’t limited to vocalists only, Kevin Moore (DREAM THEATER, OSI) is featured as the keyboard player on the EP, and Timo Tolki (STRATOVARIUS, REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE) as a guest guitarist. These collaborations helped take the band and their work to the next level.

Other members of the band include Samer Zouein who is the band’s live bassist. All members of the band share the same influences. Dream Theater, DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, Yngwie Malmsteen, Symphony X, Kamelot, Avantasia, IRON MAIDEN, PINK FLOYD and others have directly influenced the way the band works and write music.

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